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Simon Guggenheim Scholarship Fu

Accepts applications Saint Louis, Missouri · EIN 236219173

Simon Guggenheim Scholarship Fu is a private foundation in Saint Louis, Missouri. In tax year 2025 it gave $60,000 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was the same as $60,000 the year before.

38% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$55,50022$1.2 million
2024$60,00020$1.3 million
2025$60,00021$1.4 million

How to apply

ContactCenter for Scholarship Administrati
4320 Wade Hampton Blvd G, Taylors, SC 29687
Phone or email(866) 608-0001
What to submitVisit www.csascholars.org for complete details
DeadlinesMarch 1st annually
RestrictionsVisit www.csascholars.org for a complete list of requirements

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Simon Guggenheim Scholarship Fu funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Pennsylvania.

StateGrantsAmount
Pennsylvania15$42,750
Massachusetts1$4,000
Georgia1$3,750
New York1$3,750
Indiana1$2,500
Rhode Island1$1,750
Louisiana1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Pennsylvania FBO Alfred Gao
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$4,000
Northeastern University FBO Lilian Osei
Boston, MA
Scholarship$4,000
New York University FBO William Chen
New York, NY
Scholarship$3,750
Morehouse College FBO Jasir Dollard
Atlanta, GA
Scholarship$3,750
Drexel University FBO Maggie Gao
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$3,750
Drexel University FBO Judson Lin
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$3,750
University of Pennsylvania FBO Yun Zheng
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$3,750
University of Pennsylvania FBO Tareque Chowdhury
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$3,000
University of Pittsburgh FBO Grace Dewitt
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarship$3,000
Duquesne University FBO Aria Jones
Pittsburgh, PA
Scholarship$3,000
University of Pennsylvania FBO Anne Liu
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$3,000
Drexel University FBO Zack Vizirov
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$3,000
Pennsylvania State University FBO Kylie Benner
University Park, PA
Scholarship$2,500
Temple University FBO James Currie
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$2,500
University of Pennsylvania FBO Sarah Currie
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$2,500
Purdue University FBO Clara de Groot
West Lafayette, IN
Scholarship$2,500
Drexel University FBO Emily Lin
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$1,750
Brown University FBO Aino Smith
Providence, RI
Scholarship$1,750
Drexel University FBO Oscar Zhang
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$1,750
Tulane University FBO Richard Stratz
New Orleans, LA
Scholarship$1,500
Drexel University FBO Jessica Wu
Philadelphia, PA
Scholarship$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Simon Guggenheim Scholarship Fu accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: March 1st annually.

How much does Simon Guggenheim Scholarship Fu give?

$60,000 in tax year 2025, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Simon Guggenheim Scholarship Fu?

Its 2025 filing lists Wells Fargo Bank N A (Trustee).

What does Simon Guggenheim Scholarship Fu fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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